Woke up at a decent time and slowly packed my stuff, I’m still not good at this game and constantly try to change how things are packed hoping to find a perfect set-up. When I left NY I built a basic cable mechanism inside the Wolfman packs to locks them up. They are soft luggageContinue reading “Day 12 – On Doodoo and Beer”
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Days 9 – 10 Espinaca and Family
As much as I want to be in Mexico already, I still have to head south to the border. Based on advice from the previous day I opted for crossing in McAllen-Reynosa and before heading out in the morning I reached out to a few Couchsurfing hosts. Within minutes I got a reply from EmilyContinue reading “Days 9 – 10 Espinaca and Family”
Day 8 – On Doughnuts
Woke up to the smell of coffee and breakfast. Pat and Diana had brought a bunch of delicious egg burritos and as soon as I walked out of the kitchen they had a cup by the coffee maker waiting for me – As Mr. Junyah[ from A Yankee Goes South (advrider.com) would say, my lifeContinue reading “Day 8 – On Doughnuts”
Days 5-7 On Explosions, Homelessness, and Gambling
During these days there wasn’t much going on. I mostly focused on getting to Austin to prepare for my border crossing… Last night was a great first camping night of the trip. Spot was quiet, temperatures where perfect in the mid 60’s, dinner was delicious, and I had the plus of having a herd ofContinue reading “Days 5-7 On Explosions, Homelessness, and Gambling”
Day 3 – Conquer the Dragon
Woke up at around 9 and slowly rolled out of bed. Motor 1 and his wife offered to make me some porridge and coffee to kick start the day. This place is awesome, I feel like I’m at a resort with a lake, trails, my own RV, gourmet food, plus right next to famous roads.Continue reading “Day 3 – Conquer the Dragon”
Day 2 – Riding The Ridge
Woke up at around 8:00 and Raz had already made coffee and was baking some delicious cinnamon bun rolls. He had mentioned that the Blue Ridge Parkway was just up the road from his house and offered to take me there and show me around after bfast. Raz has a very interesting job working asContinue reading “Day 2 – Riding The Ridge”